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entertainment7 days ago•15 min saved

October 2026: A Month of Prestige Documentaries, Horror, and Animated Classics

October 2026 is shaping up as a landmark month for cinema, featuring a dense slate of high-profile documentaries, prestige dramas, and genre films. Key releases include the long-awaited stop-motion feature 'Wildwood,' the Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything,' and the Gaza-focused documentary 'NAZA.' The month also sees the return of major directors like Lee Chang-dong and Pawel Pawlikowski, alongside new horror titles such as 'Clayface' and 'Other Mommy.'

via The Film Stage|

#animation #documentaries #entertainment

culture8 days ago•9 min saved

The Guardian Ranks the 20 Best Behind-the-Scenes Film Documentaries

The Guardian has published a ranked list of the 20 best 'making-of' documentaries, highlighting films that explore the chaotic, often disastrous processes behind iconic or abandoned movies. The list features entries ranging from the 1991 classic 'Hearts of Darkness' about Francis Ford Coppola’s 'Apocalypse Now' to recent releases like 'Boorman and the Devil' (2025) and 'From Darkness to Light' (2024). Key themes include production failures, creative struggles, and the human cost of ambitious filmmaking, with notable mentions of George A. Romero, Terry Gilliam, and Jerry Lewis.

via The Guardian|

#apocalypse-now #cinema #culture

culture20 days ago•21 min saved

From Hallmark Lessons to Concrete Realities: John Wilson’s Debut Film Unveiled

Slate interviews John Wilson about how his debut feature A History of Concrete grew from a Hallmark‑inspired experiment into a sprawling meditation on urban life, housing, and art; Wilson shot most of it himself, rebuilt an archive from scratch after leaving How To, and stitched together offbeat vignettes and cameos (Timothée Chalamet, DMX) while reflecting on infrastructure, AI, and the work of making art last—earnestly calling himself the 'shadow mayor' to Zohran Mamdani.

via Slate Magazine|

#culture #documentaries #hallmark

culture26 days ago•13 min saved

Musk and the Myth: A Four-Hour Dive Into the Man Behind the Empire

Slate’s culture write-up of Alex Gibney’s four‑hour Musk documentary finds it a revealing but not all‑encompassing portrait that traces Elon Musk from Zip2 to SpaceX and Tesla, shows how his public persona and media manipulation helped shape his rise, details his post‑COVID MAGA-aligned stance and Twitter theatrics, and even uses an AI‑enhanced avatar of Musk. While strong on the portrait of a man who wields disproportionate power, the piece argues the film treats Musk as a singular threat—overlooking broader wealth inequality and systemic rot as the deeper context of his influence.

via Slate|

#artificial-intelligence #culture #documentaries

entertainment27 days ago•455 min saved

Honoring the 25th Anniversary: 17 9/11 Films and Docs to Watch in 2026

TODAY highlights 17 films and documentaries marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, spanning investigative docs, dramatizations, and survivor stories—from The Man Who Knew and Fahrenheit 9/11 to United 93, 102 Minutes That Changed America, and newer 2025–26 releases Top of the World and Turning Point: Generation 9/11—with streaming options across PBS, HBO, Netflix, Apple TV+, and more for remembrance or education.

via TODAY.com|

#911 #anniversary #documentaries

world28 days ago•12 min saved

FRONTLINE’s 9/11 Retrospective: 25 Essential Stories for the 25th Anniversary

FRONTLINE marks 25 years since 9/11 with a curated lineup of 24 documentaries and one podcast, examining the attacks’ origins, the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the government’s responses, debates over surveillance and interrogation, the rise of ISIS, and the erosion of public trust—all available to stream for free.

via PBS|

#documentaries #frontline #nine-eleven

culture29 days ago•12 min saved

Fielder's Liz Holmes Doc Promises Wild Reality-Meet-Fiction Take at Telluride

Slate reports that Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s three‑hour documentary You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos debuted with a hush at Telluride and will hit theaters on Oct. 16. The film, shot with unusual access—including Holmes and fiancé Billy Evans inviting the crew into their home before her prison stint—blends Fielder’s reality‑meets‑fiction sensibility with a push toward a new Theranos narrative, promising twists and a Hollywood twist teased by Vanity Fair. Holmes and Evans reportedly haven’t seen the final cut, and the project aims to reframe the saga as Fielder and Oppenheim navigate the line between truth and spectacle.

via Slate|

#culture #documentaries #elizabeth-holmes

entertainment1 month ago•4 min saved

Venice’s kaleidoscopic lineup: Murdoch drama, experimental epics and a seven-hour Bertolucci tribute

Venice’s lineup spans a diverse mix of dramas and documentaries, led by Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch drama, Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s sprawling Dau, Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, Slavoj Žižek’s The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias, and a Hitchcock-inspired Woman Unknown; it also includes Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, Possible Love, Wild Horse Nine, Joie de Vivre—a seven-hour Bertolucci tribute by Guadagnino—Bunker, Scherzetto, and Father Joe, showcasing both biopics and bold auteur portraits across international cinema.

via The Guardian|

#auteur-cinema #cinema #documentaries

entertainment1 month ago•3 min saved

Venice Festival pivots to issue-driven cinema as Hollywood pulls back

As Hollywood scales back amid an industry crisis, Venice leans into politics with a documentary- and issue-driven lineup addressing Gaza/Ukraine, immigration, and climate change, while showcasing star power and new works from directors like Boyle, McDonagh, Zeller and Herzog; the festival opens with Boyle’s Ink and features honors for Clooney and Burstyn.

via aol.com|

#alberto-barbera #documentaries #entertainment

entertainment2 months ago•9 min saved

Venice Unveils Ambitious 2026 Lineup Ahead of September Run

Venice’s 2026 edition (Sept. 2–12) revealed its full slate across sections, opening with Danny Boyle’s Ink and featuring a robust competition with titles like Company, Possible Love, and other international works, plus a strong documentary program led by projects such as Musk. Notably, only one female-directed film is in the main competition (Woman Unknown), while Venice Days and Orizzonti showcase broader diversity. Golden Lion honors go to George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn.

via IndieWire|

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entertainment3 months ago•17 min saved

Parker Helps Tell Robin Byrd’s Groundbreaking NYC Talk-Show Story

Sarah Jessica Parker co-produces Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story, an HBO documentary about Robin Byrd—the Channel J host who featured porn stars and strippers on her late-night NYC show and won a Supreme Court First Amendment battle against Time Warner; the film, directed by Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam, chronicles Byrd’s rise as a Manhattan icon who championed safe sex during the AIDS era. Parker’s involvement adds Hollywood polish as the film premieres on HBO this week.

via Page Six|

#documentaries #entertainment #first-amendment

entertainment3 months ago•1 min saved

Larry David Returns as The Bear Enters Its Final Season in a TV-Packed Week

A TV week overview highlights Larry David’s return to TV and the final season of The Bear, along with Netflix’s The American Experiment documentary about democracy as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches.

via The Boston Globe|

#documentaries #entertainment #larry-david

entertainment3 months ago•90 min saved

Three Gripping Netflix True-Crime Docs to Binge After Maternal Instinct

Tom's Guide highlights three Netflix true-crime documentaries—The Perfect Neighbor, Abducted in Plain Sight, and My Father, the BTK Killer—as must-watch picks after the latest film Maternal Instinct, each unpacking haunting real-life stories and the unsettling realities behind home-front tragedies.

via Tom's Guide|

#documentaries #entertainment #maternal-instinct

culture4 months ago•10 min saved

Netflix's Verdict: A Clear-Eyed, Essential Tour Through the Jackson Trial

Netflix’s three-part The Verdict revisits Michael Jackson’s 1993–94 trial with archival footage and steady narration, offering a balanced walk-through of key moments, jury dynamics, and the impact of celebrity, while noting the doc’s lack of new bombshells and gaps like Wade Robson’s later allegations and Leaving Neverland’s limited availability—making it essential viewing to understand what Jackson left out of the public narrative.

via Slate Magazine|

#culture #documentaries #gavin-arvizo

arts-and-entertainment5 months ago•19 min saved

Michael Jackson biopic skims controversy, drawing debate over truth vs. spectacle

The Washington Post reports that the Michael Jackson biopic Michael was reshot to remove scenes addressing the 1993 sexual-abuse allegations, focusing instead on his career and the 1988 Wembley performance; critics are divided on this narrowed narrative, and there’s talk of a potential sequel that would have to grapple with how to handle the allegations.

via The Washington Post|

#arts-and-entertainment #celebrity #documentaries